House districts / Illinois
Illinois's 17th congressional district
IL-17. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Eric Sorensen Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.7mSpent $1.5m · Cash $1.3m
- Dillan Vancil Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $406kSpent $374k · Cash $52k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 51.1% | Trump 46.4% | 2.4% | D+4.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 52.7% | Trump 44.9% | 2.4% | D+7.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 49.5% | Trump 42.9% | 7.5% | D+6.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 746,022 | |
| Adults (18+) | 585,406 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 95.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 22.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 23.9% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 68.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 12.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 24.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $59,364 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 18 to 17 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Eric Sorensen Democrat | 54.4% | Joe McGraw Republican | 45.6% | D+8.9 |
| 2022 | Eric Sorensen Democrat | 52.0% | Esther Joy King Republican | 48.0% | D+4.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Cheri Bustos Democrat | 52.0% | Esther Joy King Republican | 48.0% | D+4.0 |
| 2018 | Cheri Bustos Democrat | 62.1% | William W. “Bill” Fawell Republican | 37.9% | D+24.2 |
| 2016 | Cheri Bustos Democrat | 60.3% | Patrick Harlan Republican | 39.7% | D+20.6 |
| 2014 | Cheri Bustos Democrat | 55.5% | Bobby Schilling Republican | 44.5% | D+10.9 |
| 2012 | Cheri Bustos Democrat | 53.3% | Robert T. Schilling Republican | 46.7% | D+6.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 20 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Bobby Schilling Republican | 52.6% | Phil Hare Democrat others 4.5% | 43.0% | R+9.6 |
| 2008 | Phil Hare Democrat | 99.8% | others 0.2% | D+99.5 | |
| 2006 | Phil Hare Democrat | 57.2% | Andrea Zinga Republican | 42.8% | D+14.3 |
| 2004 | Lane Evans Democrat | 60.7% | Andrea Lane Zinga Republican | 39.3% | D+21.4 |
| 2002 | Lane Evans Democrat | 62.4% | Peter Calderone Republican | 37.6% | D+24.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 22 to 20 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Lane Evans Democrat | 54.9% | Mark Baker Republican | 45.1% | D+9.8 |
| 1998 | Lane Evans Democrat | 51.6% | Mark Baker Republican | 48.4% | D+3.1 |
| 1996 | Lane Evans Democrat | 51.9% | Mark Baker Republican others 0.8% | 47.2% | D+4.7 |
| 1994 | Lane Evans Democrat | 54.5% | Jim Anderson Republican | 45.5% | D+9.1 |
| 1992 | Lane Evans Democrat | 60.1% | Ken Schloemer Republican | 39.9% | D+20.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 22 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Lane Evans Democrat | 66.5% | Dan Lee Republican | 33.5% | D+33.0 |
| 1988 | Lane Evans Democrat | 64.9% | William E. Stewart Republican | 35.1% | D+29.7 |
| 1986 | Lane Evans Democrat | 55.6% | Sam McHard Republican | 44.4% | D+11.3 |
| 1984 | Lane Evans Democrat | 56.7% | Kenneth G. McMillan Republican | 43.3% | D+13.3 |
| 1982 | Lane Evams Democrat | 52.8% | Kenneth G. McMillan Republican | 47.1% | D+5.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | George M. O'Brien Republican | 65.8% | Michael A. Murer Democrat | 34.2% | R+31.7 |
| 1978 | George M. O'Brien Republican | 70.6% | Clifford J. Sinclair Democrat | 29.4% | R+41.2 |
| 1976 | George M. O'Brien Republican | 58.2% | Merlin Karlock Democrat | 41.8% | R+16.4 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits